NC House wants kids to focus on handwriting

Some North Carolina legislators want to require that school children learn how to write and multiply even in today's modern world.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

RALEIGH — Some North Carolina legislators want to require that school children learn how to write and multiply even in today's modern world.

A legislative committee on Tuesday is scheduled to discuss a proposal to change state law and require public schools to teach cursive handwriting and force students to memorize their multiplication tables.

The back-to-basics bill being considered by the House Education Committee goes further by insisting that students be taught handwriting until they can write legible documents before finishing fifth grade.

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